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SDG&E Completes Service Restoration to All Fire-Impacted Customers

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 12, 2007) - San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) officials
today announced they have restored electrical service to all customers who
experienced outages related to last month's wildfires.

SDG&E, contractor and mutual-aid crews from around the Western United
States have worked 16-hour days to assess damage and restore service to the
80,000 customers who lost power at some point during the wildfires, which
started Oct. 21.

The massive restoration effort has entailed replacement of 1,880 poles, 290
transformers and about 35 miles of overhead electrical wire. More than
1,200 field personnel were involved with the restoration effort, including
475 mutual-aid employees sent by sister utility Southern California Gas
Co., Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, Sierra Pacific
Power, Salt River Project and the Imperial Irrigation District.

"Throughout this difficult time, we've been appreciative of the patience
our customers have demonstrated: The fire damage was extensive and, in some
places, we had to rebuild whole sections of our electrical system," said
Debra L. Reed, president and chief executive officer of SDG&E. "We set an
aggressive goal to restore electrical
service by yesterday to all of the customers affected by the wildfires, and
I'm pleased we met our goal, thanks to the dedication of our crews who have
worked tirelessly over the past three weeks."

Rebuilding fire-damaged electrical infrastructure began before the fires
were extinguished. By Nov. 4, power had been restored to more than 97
percent of customers affected by the fires. Outages continued in rural
areas where rugged, mountainous terrain has required more than 250 utility
poles to be set by helicopter.

Crews continue to repair three smaller transmission lines damaged by the
fire, as well as clean up SDG&E staging sites in fire-damaged areas.

SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy
service to 3.3 million consumers through 1.3 million electric meters and
more than 800,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange
counties. The utility's area spans 4,100 square miles. Exceptional
customer service is a priority of SDG&E as it seeks to enhance the region's
quality of life. SDG&E is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE). Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services
holding company.